Sunday, April 30, 2017

Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with guitarist Zakk Wylde for a 2017 tour as the singer relaunches his solo career following an extended reunion and farewell tour with Black Sabbath.

The pair first teamed up thirty years ago, when Osbourne hired the then-unknown 20-year axeman from New Jersey to replace Jake E. Lee in his lineup; Wylde would go on to record five studio and three live albums over the on-again/off-again stint before exiting in 2009.

Now, Wylde returns to help Ozzy restart his solo career with news of the first four festival dates of a summer US tour, including appearances at Rock USA, Chicago Open Air, Buffalo Chip and Moonstock; more dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

The Black Label Society rocker joins the lineup of longtime Ozzy members that features bassist Blasko, drummer Tommy Clufetos and keyboardist Adam Wakeman.

“I’m so happy to be getting back on the road with Zakk, Blasko, Tommy and Adam,” says Ozzy. “This is what I do. This is where I belong, on the road.”

"I'm really looking forward to the hardcore powahlifting training sessions with Ozzy,” adds Wylde, "as well as playing music in between sets of heavy squats, benching and deadlifts."